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Does anyone know of a way to make a solar (no battery) meshtastic node? (piefed.social)

submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by mesamunefire@piefed.social to c/meshtastic@mander.xyz

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Ive had a number of these devices. And the number 1 thing that fails is the battery. It might also be where I am at. We have 110+F days that cause spicy pillows or failures after a year or so.

So I was wondering, is there a way to make a "daytime only" node that turns on where theres enough sunlight to power the thing, and then turns off where there is not enough sunlight?

I figure I could just get a 5V solar panel and hook it up directly to one of the nodes. I'm just nervous that it will under voltage the device over the long run if that makes sense.

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[–] mesamunefire@piefed.social 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Thanks, i may give it a try.

Im in one of the sunniest places on the planet. Almost no rain or clouds....ever. So it may work out :)

[–] iii@mander.xyz 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Would be a nice way of communicating :). You can communicate with everyone around, but when come evening it's automatically quiet time.

[–] mesamunefire@piefed.social 2 points 5 days ago

Im thinking its just more reliable and one less part to fail in a years time. And less chance of a spark in high fire areas. I dont necessarily need to communicate 24x7 if its just for fun. And it makes the local mesh just a bit bigger in the day.